Defense
The Air Force is Setting Up Tests to Find the Better of Two Fighter Jets
Starting in 2018, the service will pit the A-10 against the F-35.
Management
Is Fiorina Better Off Being Left Out Of The Next Debate?
Despite the climb in the polls, the 2016 contender still may not make it onto the main stage. In an outsider’s campaign, that might not be a bad thing.
Management
2016 Hopefuls Craft Messages Around Wall Street's Insane Day
A sharp early drop in American markets reverberated on the presidential campaign trail.
Management
Agencies Look to Yelp for Customer Feedback
The feds are partnering with the popular review site to encourage conversations on public services like the TSA and IRS—and preparing to get an earful.
Oversight
Senate Republicans Are Deserting Ted Cruz
The Texan is increasingly assuming the role of Washington maverick and is enlisting his outraged colleagues as his supporting cast.
Management
Is This Obama's Moment for Criminal-Justice Reform?
With a bipartisan consensus in Congress, the president seeks an overhaul of the nation’s crowded, costly prison system.
Oversight
Republican Defenders of the Confederate Flag Derail a Spending Bill
As South Carolina voted to haul down the banner, supporters in the Capitol took up its cause.
Oversight
Decision to Put a Woman on the $10 Bill Sparks Unexpected Backlash
Supporters of Alexander Hamilton don't want him displaced.
Oversight
Republicans Try to Rein In the Census Bureau
The GOP backs legislation that would make the American Community Survey effectively voluntary.
Oversight
Congress Can't Solve the Infrastructure Crisis
No one can agree on how to pay for the Highway Trust Fund for the remainder of the year, let alone for the years ahead.
Management
Obama's Police-Reform Proposal is Missing Key Points
Eric Holder wanted to make it easier to prosecute civil-rights abuses in federal court, but that push has gone nowhere.
Management
Lynch Announces Justice Department Probe of Baltimore Police
The attorney general announced a formal investigation into whether police practices violate the Constitution.
Defense
Is the Defense Department Actually Messing with Texas?
The U.S. military may not be using a summer exercise to institute martial law in Texas, but Governor Greg Abbott isn't taking chances.
Oversight
Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch Gets Her Vote
The Senate is set to confirm the attorney general nominee after a five-month delay, thanks to an unrelated bipartisan deal on abortion.
Defense
The War Against the Islamic State Will Go Undeclared
Congress won't approve President Obama's proposed authorization of military force, but it won't limit him either.
Management
Is Biden Actually Running for President?
The vice president may be an afterthought in the race for the nomination, but unlike other top Democrats, he's visited all three early primary states this year.
Management
Air Force One-Point-Three
After a quarter-century of service, the aging presidential airplanes are being replaced by a pair of state-of-the-art Boeing 747-8s.
Management
What Obama Wants to Cut
Despite calls for slashing programs devoted to immunization, jailing immigrants, and fighting the drug war.
Oversight
The Senate Officially Believes Climate Change Is Real
But it's not ready to say that humanity is causing it.
Management
Why Would Romney Run?
The two-time candidate is considering a third presidential campaign, but will the country need a turnaround artist in 2016?
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